Police issue warrant in stabbing of man, 27

The 27-year-old Corpus Christi man who was fatally stabbed Wednesday
night was having a few beers outside his home with about a half dozen
relatives, neighbors and acquaintances just before police say a
24-year-old man stabbed him.

Pedro "Pete" Villarreal was stabbed about 10:50 p.m. once in the
neck outside his home in the 2700 block of Cleo Street.

A witness told police he went inside the home to use the bathroom
and throw away empty beer cans and returned to find Villarreal and the
24-year-old, whose relatives live next door, arguing.

"They were all sitting outside drinking for a while," Capt. John
Houston said adding at one point the two men were alone outside. "They
knew each other for years."

Both men's families called 911 after the stabbing.

But when police arrived the man had already fled the scene on
foot.

Houston said an arrest warrant was issued Thursday for the
24-year-old. Police didn't release the man's identity, citing the
ongoing investigation. Investigators are still trying to determine what
sparked the attack.

Villarreal, a father of one, was taken to Christus Spohn Hospital
Memorial. But police said he lost a lot of blood from a carotid artery
and died a short time later.